I;m a smoker. have been since I was 10. so yep I'm biased.
but the result of the Labor Party "pure titties" who have pushed up the price of tobacco has caused the criminal gangs to make a lot of money.
I've also studied and practised in alcohol and other drug matters for donkeys years. so I'm biased in another way.
all addictive substances must needs be controlled by govt legislation. but to make it so expensive is only to encourage the rise of alternative forms of the drug so taxed. hence we've seen how difficult is the vaping problem.
another reason for my bias is that I know a number of people who have mental illness. such people struggle to survive in our world. they cannot manage money and some run out of cash a week before their next payday. these people are among a small group of people most likely to be addicted to drugs including alcohol. tobacco is a mainstay that, I suppose, comforts them. the cost of smokes has caused them to be the crims earliest target market for illicit tobacco.
its time the Labor Party saw the damage they have caused.
